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Okay, way too many exclamation points for a podcast about trauma, but hopefully they got your attention. Because The Trauma Beat is now a podcast! (sorry, another “!”).

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The provincial investigation began in Jan 2020. Inspectors have been to the park at least 160 times. Liam filed FOI requests for inspection reports, orders issued to Marineland, a 65-page water quality report, and a list of animals that have died there. The requests were denied.

New from me: Ontario to stop distributing free COVID-19 rapid tests through grocery stores, pharmacies after this month #onpoli
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Ontario to boost ECE wages in bid to ease staff shortages that advocates say threaten the success of the $10/day program #ONpoli
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Standing ovation and plaudits all around for Todd Decker, the clerk of the legislature, at the start of his last question period ahead of retirement. #onpoli

Lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care, ministry documents that we've unearthed show. The province appeared ready to launch a strategy in the new year, but there's been months of silence. Allison Jones and I will keep digging. thestar.com/news/gta/2023/…

‘A beacon of protection’: Girl’s death sparks training for judges in Ontario (on intimate partner violence and coercive control) #onpoli thestar.com/news/gta/2023/… via @torontostar CP reporter Liam Casey

Mississauga will allow pot shops to open up in the area after opting out of cannabis retail years ago.

bit.ly/3ouRSMM by Allison Jones

#onpoli throwback

No more extensions for Ontario's three paid sick day program, Liam Casey reports

'Circular hockey hub' model of mass vaccination clinic most efficient, study finds. #onpoli
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Sad day in my hometown.👇

CP NewsAlert: The National Capital Commission says Ottawa's Rideau
Canal Skateway, the world's largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures.

School boards urge Ontario to lift moratorium on closures thestar.com/news/gta/2023/… via Allison Jones #onted #Onpoli

We’ve got a budget date, #onpoli

“I’m deeply sorry” - John Tory admits affair and resigns from “job of a lifetime”

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Nearly 12,000 children are on a wait list for surgeries across Ontario, a situation officials at four major pediatric hospitals say is part of a much bigger problem they need help from the province to solve. Story by Liam Casey
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Great story by Robert Benzie on a program that's always filled with really impressive young people. thestar.com/politics/provi… #onpoli

Ontario is consulting on child-care workforce issues as govt officials estimate the province could be short 8,500 ECEs by 2026 cbc.ca/news/canada/to… #onpoli

Waiting longer than usual for the results of a Pap test in Ontario? You're not alone. Labs say they're working through a pandemic-related backlog amid staff shortages. #onpoli toronto.ctvnews.ca/pap-test-resul…